My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Lauren Mercurio, RN in Hospice, Hospice careers

The beginning of the pandemic was not an ideal time to be starting a new job. Hospice RN Case Manager Lauren Mercurio reflects on how her colleagues helped her through the past year. ...

Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Kristen Schaefer, MD, FAAHPM in Hospice, Palliative Care

In observance of Doctors' Day, Kristen Schaefer explains how collaboration between a primary physician and one trained in hospice and palliative medicine can improve a patient's quality of life by matching treatment options with goals of care. ...

A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Paula Scudieri in Hospice

Family Day without Dad was difficult, but the bereavement bag from Care Dimensions reminded us that Dad was with us in spirit. ...

What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Geoff Staples in Caregiving, Hospice

A few months after his wife began receiving hospice at home, Geoff Staples became her full-time caregiver. Here's what he learned. ...

How I Went From Blues-ville to Feeling Blessed

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Alison Powers, LMT in Complementary therapy, Hospice

A hospice massage therapist shares how she gets through these unusually tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how you may have better days, too. ...

Joëlle’s End-of-Life Journey with Hospice

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Bob Birkett in Caregiving, Hospice

After his wife's cancer treatment options were exhausted and doctors suggested hospice, Bob Birkett didn't know what to do. Here's how Care Dimensions helped the couple during their final three weeks together. ...

Swampscott DPW Director Supports Tree of Lights, Especially for Mom

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Robin Ellington in Donors, Hospice

Every year since 2004 the Swampscott Department of Public Works has set up the Tree of Lights, and it is a reminder for DPW Director Gino Cresta of the in-home hospice care Care Dimensions provided for his mom, Florence. ...

Supported by Beloved Patient, Hospice Aide Heads to Nursing School

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Robin Ellington in Caregiving, Hospice

A Care Dimensions hospice aide was influenced so much by one of his patients that he is pursuing his nursing degree. ...

Confessions of a Hospice Chaplain

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Fr. Terrence P. McGillicuddy, Ph.D. in Hospice, Hospice careers

In recognition of Spiritual Care Week, a hospice chaplain recalls the patients he has comforted over 30 years and the roles that chaplains play on the interdisciplinary team. ...

How Care Dimensions Changed My Mind About Hospice

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Antonella Acierno in Hospice, Walk for Hospice

A daughter explains how she was able to have more quality time with her father and keep a promise she had made to him, thanks to hospice with Care Dimensions. ...

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My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

How I Went From Blues-ville to Feeling Blessed

Joëlle’s End-of-Life Journey with Hospice

Swampscott DPW Director Supports Tree of Lights, Especially for Mom

Supported by Beloved Patient, Hospice Aide Heads to Nursing School

Confessions of a Hospice Chaplain

How Care Dimensions Changed My Mind About Hospice